09 April 2013

Seasonal Allure

From laden boughs, from hands,from sweet fellowship in the bins,comes nectar at the roadside, succulentpeaches we devour, dusty skin and all,comes the familiar dust of summer, dust we eat.

(Photo by Kris)

O, to take what we love inside,to carry within us an orchard, to eatnot only the skin, but the shade,not only the sugar, but the days, to holdthe fruit in our hands, adore it, then bite intothe round jubilance of peach.

~Li-Young Lee~

My doves have returned after a four year absence.

I "bird-sit" when I can...to shoo cats,

blue jays and other possible signs of danger away.

It's wonderful to hear the 'cooing' slip in from the

outside vents once again.

The epitome of "live music."

UPDATE: A few hours after I posted this blog, the

two little baby birds we had been watching decided

their time to leave the nest had come. Ty was home,

opened the front door to leave, and here they were.

This was the last we saw of them.

So tickled that in my absence he captured that moment!

Pray you, love, remember.

And there is pansies, that's for thoughts.

~Shakespeare~

Camellia's my mother brought to me from

her yard. Floating near Caramel's little grave.

My yard isn't large.

But, I enjoy every inch of it.

A tulip we purchased in Holland five

years ago. Still blooms...

A few of my children accuse me of being unable

to pass by a weed without yanking at it.

Perhaps this may explain...

Ty participated last month in an elaborate program at the

High School entitled "Every 15 Minutes."It is designed

to impress upon the students the realities and

consequences of drunk driving. Ty didn't know he would

be participating. It is a highly guarded secret from
the Student Body...designed to have maximum impact.
Because he is well-known and well-liked on campus
the school asked our permission for him to be involved.

4 comments:

I could comment on everything as usual... but there was too much in this blog! Too many good things. You can definitely tell Ty is the only one at home, as the blog centers around you daddy and he. Hope he enjoys it, or at least pays attention so in a few years he can look back and remember~ Loved all the photos. so home. all good.

I loved this post! So many good things like Anne Marie said. :) Congrats on Ty's Eagle! That's great. And Kevin loves sailing too, he's always saying that he wishes he could go. That's so awesome that Kris got to live out one of his dreams! I love your blog, it's so fun to keep updated long distance. Keep posting!

I agree with Anne Marie, so much great stuff. That Kris is some incredible photographer. I had never heard about that drunk driving thing, what an experience. And congrats on the Eagle! That CA coastline, nothing like it. I do miss that a lot. And I can't believe those dolphins, so beautiful. We used to take the boat to Catalina when I was as a child. Fun memories.

Wow--you guys certainly have had a lot going on. It looks like Ty is living the high life. He has so many great things going on in his life. That is exactly how high school should be. How fun for all of you.

I always love seeing Uncle Kris' photos. I have always been impressed with all of the interesting stuff he does. I dream of being an interesting person one day, but am too busy doing...actually, I don't know what keeps me so busy. But, regardless, I'm impressed with all that he pulls off.

We create this blog to share things we find beautiful, some of our thoughts, and a few happenings of the Hyer family. We do this with a prayer in our heart that these reflections will indeed bind our family ever stronger 'each to each.'